A methodology for measuring the velocity and thickness of wave-induced up-rushing jets on vertical seawalls and superstructure

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Autoren

  • Gholamreza Shiravani
  • Michalis Vousdoukas
  • Stefan Schimmels
  • Dimitris Stagonas

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Externe Organisationen

  • European Commission – Joint Research Centre Ispra
  • University College London (UCL)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksProceedings of the 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014
Herausgeber/-innenPatrick Lynett
Herausgeber (Verlag)American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
ISBN (elektronisch)9780989661126
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 30 Okt. 2014
Veranstaltung34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014 - Seoul, Südkorea
Dauer: 15 Juni 201420 Juni 2014

Publikationsreihe

NameProceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference
Band2014-January
ISSN (Print)0161-3782

Abstract

Waves breaking on vertical seawalls result in up-rushing water jets with high velocities, which in turn lead to large overtopping rates and pose a serious threat to pedestrians, vehicles or any infrastructure in the vicinity of the seawall. Nevertheless, knowledge on the characteristics, namely the velocity and thickness, of such jets is scarce. Based upon recent experiments in the Large Wave Flume (Großer Wellenkanal, GWK) of Forschungszentrum Küste (FZK) the current paper proposes a semi-automated methodology for measuring velocity and thickness of up-rushing jets. The methodology was applied on cases considering waves ranging from nonbreaking to nearly and strongly breaking and yielded encouraging results. With regards to the velocities a good repeatability is reported for non-breaking waves, while for breaking waves velocities are, as anticipated, observed to depend on the intensity of breaking. When the thickness is concerned, user based decisions are required as the selection process is drastically affected by the increased air content of the up-rushing jet.

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A methodology for measuring the velocity and thickness of wave-induced up-rushing jets on vertical seawalls and superstructure. / Shiravani, Gholamreza; Vousdoukas, Michalis; Schimmels, Stefan et al.
Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014. Hrsg. / Patrick Lynett. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2014. (Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference; Band 2014-January).

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandAufsatz in KonferenzbandForschungPeer-Review

Shiravani, G, Vousdoukas, M, Schimmels, S & Stagonas, D 2014, A methodology for measuring the velocity and thickness of wave-induced up-rushing jets on vertical seawalls and superstructure. in P Lynett (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014. Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference, Bd. 2014-January, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014, Seoul, Südkorea, 15 Juni 2014. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v34.waves.48
Shiravani, G., Vousdoukas, M., Schimmels, S., & Stagonas, D. (2014). A methodology for measuring the velocity and thickness of wave-induced up-rushing jets on vertical seawalls and superstructure. In P. Lynett (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014 (Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference; Band 2014-January). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v34.waves.48
Shiravani G, Vousdoukas M, Schimmels S, Stagonas D. A methodology for measuring the velocity and thickness of wave-induced up-rushing jets on vertical seawalls and superstructure. in Lynett P, Hrsg., Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). 2014. (Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference). doi: 10.9753/icce.v34.waves.48
Shiravani, Gholamreza ; Vousdoukas, Michalis ; Schimmels, Stefan et al. / A methodology for measuring the velocity and thickness of wave-induced up-rushing jets on vertical seawalls and superstructure. Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014. Hrsg. / Patrick Lynett. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2014. (Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference).
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